CDC: Swine Flu Far Deadlier Than Estimated
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The swine flu virus, H1N1, may have killed 15 times the number of people counted by the World Health Organization, according to a new study. And unlike the seasonal flu, the H1N1 pandemic struck down mostly youn…
Controversial Deadly Bird Flu Research Finally Published
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — After months of controversial government assessment, the journal Nature published research Wednesday that discloses methodology behind creating a deadly strain of bird flu that could kill millions.By conducting researc…
Swine Flu Back Again?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is heightening its surveillance of a specific subtype of swine flu, according to a report from the agency. The report says that state public health labs across th…